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The EEA , its organisational network EIONET and ETC/TE

The EEA , its organisational network EIONET and ETC/TE. Martha Wepner Umweltbundesamt European Topic Centre on Terrestrial Environment Szentendre, 17 November 2003. EEA, EIONET, ETC/TE. Outline. Outline EEA Reporting Networking EIONET What are NFPs/NRCs What are ETCs

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The EEA , its organisational network EIONET and ETC/TE

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  1. The EEA, its organisational network EIONET and ETC/TE Martha Wepner Umweltbundesamt European Topic Centre on Terrestrial Environment Szentendre, 17 November 2003

  2. EEA, EIONET, ETC/TE Outline • Outline • EEA • Reporting • Networking • EIONET • What are NFPs/NRCs • What are ETCs • ETC/TE and its contribution to the soil work program

  3. EEA EEA • European Environment Agency - EEA • one of 11 specialised European Union Agencies • EEC Regulation 1210/1990 • Operational since 1994 • European Reference Centre for environmental information • http://www.eea.eu.int

  4. EEA EEA The EEA mission statement ‘EEA aimsto support sustainable development and to help achieve significant and measurable improvement in Europe’s environment, through the provision of timely, targeted, relevant and reliable information to policy making agents and the public.’

  5. EEA EEA • What are the objectives of the mandate? • To provide environmental information • Helping the Community and member countries to identify effective environmental measures and assess its actual and expected progress • Maintaining and coordinating the EIONET based on shared information

  6. EEA EEA • Who are EEA's clients? • Institution level: • European Commission, Parliament, Council, EEA member countries • General public: • NGOs, business, media, advisory, groups/persons, debaters and the policy engaged public

  7. EEA EEA

  8. EEA EEA • Main tasks • networking • monitoring and reporting • Main products • EEA publications • the Agency’s website (www.eea.eu.int)

  9. EEA - reporting EEA Reporting • Reporting cycle • Broad integrated assessments • (Five-year state & trends reports, eg. Kiev) • Indicator based reports • (yearly Signals Report, TERM report) • Specific issue reports • (eg. Greenhouse gases, GMOs) • Best practices • (eg. Wastewater treatment report) • Frameworks, guidelines or databases

  10. EEA - networking Networking EEA • EEA’s networking partners • EIONET partners in 31 member countries • Co-ordinated activities within EC services and programmes • International Organisations (UNEP, UNECE, WHO, OECD and WMO)

  11. EEA - networking Networking EEA

  12. EEA - networking Networking EEA • EIONET • European Environment Information and Observation Network • more than 300 national institutions • National Focal Point (1 per country) • National Reference Centre (various topics) • Main Component Elements • European Topic Centre (5)

  13. National Focal Points Networking EEA • Role of NFPs • Co-ordinate Member State input to EEA work programme • Build telematics network in Member State • Co-ordinate data flows to ETCs and for EEA reports • Motivate NRCs and MCEs • Appointed by member countries

  14. National Reference Centre Networking EEA • Role of NRCs/MCEs • Provide data to ETCs and EEA • Advice on technical aspects to ETC work programme • Comment and review EEA and ETCs reports • Maintain telematics network connection and data flows • Share experience with other NRCs/MCEs

  15. European Topic Centre - ETC Networking ETC • Role of ETCs • Work under contract to EEA • Deliver reports, databases, networks • Improve comparability of data • Advise on plugging data gaps • Support DG Environment on Implementation • Represent EEA in various forums

  16. European Topic Centre - ETC Networking ETC • Objectives • To provide policy relevant information on past trends, current state and prospective development (of land and soil) in Europe • To support legislative frameworks • To support EEA enlargement

  17. European Topic Centre - ETC Networking ETC • Structure • Consortia with one leading institution • 5 ETCs • ETC/TE • ETC/W • ETC/ACC • ETC/WMF • ETC/NPB

  18. European Topic Centre on Terrestrial Environment ETC/TE • ETC/TE • Priority areas • Soil degradation • Land use • Urban environment • Coastal environment • http://terrestrial.eionet.eu.int

  19. Structure ETC/TE

  20. Land Cover Marine and CoastalEnvironment Soil Terrestrial Environment Background ETC/TE

  21. Mission ETC/TE • How do we fulfil our mission? • Integrated assessments • DPSIR chain • Environmental indicators • Land cover changes • Soil degradation • Impact on land (e.g. fragmentation) • Support to EU & international policy frameworks (e.g. Soil Thematic Strategy)

  22. Soil issues ETC/TE • Local soil contamination • Contamination from point sources (waste disposal, industrial activities, mining sites, military sites, accidents, etc.) • Diffuse soil contamination • Contaminants transported over wide areas (including heavy metals, acidification, nutrients surplus – eutrophication, etc.) • Soil sealing • Covering of soil due to urbanisation, infrastacture construction

  23. Soil issues ETC/TE • Development of soil indicators since 1996 • In course of ETC/S and ETC/TE • EIONET workshops 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003 • Discussions/agreement on indicators and definitions • Data requests • Development of core set of indicators (3 indicators on local soil contamination) • Reporting on soil • EIONET data request 2003 • Local soil contamination • Diffuse soil contamination • Soil sealing http://eea.eionet.eu.int:8980/Members/irc/eionet-circle/te/library?l=/soil_collection/collection_contamination&vm=detailed&sb=Title

  24. Local soil contamination Local soilcontamination ETC/TE • Core Set of Indicators (priority data flow) • Management of contaminated sites • Remediation expenditures • Soil polluting activities (incl. hot spot map) • New indicators (non priority data flow) • Landfills • Mining sites • Remediation activities • New indicators as a result of discussions • Main problem: harmonised data, lack of reporting obligation –> EIONET data request 2003

  25. How much progress is done in the management of contaminated sites? Local soilcontamination ETC/TE

  26. What are the major sources of contamination? Local soilcontamination ETC/TE

  27. How much is spent for the remediation of contaminated sites? Local soilcontamination ETC/TE € per capita and year

  28. How much is spent for the remediation of contaminated sites? Local soilcontamination ETC/TE Source: CLC 1990 and ESRI Population Density

  29. Thank you for your attention!

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